Post #2591318
2026-04-04 02:07 UTC
OK, more kea content from Aspiring Hut.
Kea are notorious for eating rubber. They were thinking about eating the bicycles that were parked at the hut.
I also have a picture of a kea trying to steal my inReach, which is posted in my gallery, but not part of the trip report.
It's also reportedly a problem if you camp on the Cascade Saddle itself. It's a beautiful campsite (with a flash toilet), but there might be kea who decide that it's fun to tear apart your tent. Hence our 11 hour walk to Dart Hut.
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@va2lam@mastodon.nz 2026-04-04 02:17
Some mountain landscapes from the track. There are still glaciers today, at least. I was doing some research on glacier names. Apparently there was a proposed name change, mostly correcting spelling mistakes, which was rejected by the minister last year. Looks dumb to me, but maybe that's par for the course for Chris Penk. https://www.linz.govt.nz/resources/oia-release/minister-land-informations-reasons-declining-proposals-penck-glacier-hess-glacier-bruckner-glacier #SouthernAlps